The Cruise Part 2: At Sea

We had 3 full days "At Sea" while on our cruise, and while we did enjoy some (okay, maybe a lot of) time lounging by the pool reading our books/magazines, we also took full advantage of all of the fun activities that they had on board. And let me tell you, there were a LOT of activities to choose from.

The Rock Climbing Wall

I have never been rock climbing before (unless you count climbing up the 3 ft. wall at the playground while pushing one of my children up it in front of me) so I was really excited to go climbing on the cruise. I was a little nervous the first time (it seemed really high) but I made it to the top every time, and really enjoyed it. John also really liked it, and has already been talking about finding a place to go climbing once we move to Omaha.

The girls getting ready to climb: Me, Amy, and Mindi

The boys climbing: Bryan, John (in the middle) and Andy

The FlowRider

We also loved the FlowRider. John tried the stand up surfing, which looked really hard (I didn't even try) but we both did the boogie boarding, which was so much fun. I didn't realize it at the time, but when I was boogie boarding someone was taking video footage of me, and it ended up being part of the "Cruise in Review DVD" that was made and sold on the last night of the cruise. They showed a preview of the DVD during the Farewell Show, and there I was, in all of my boogie boarding glory.

The guys also participated in a dodge ball competition, which they started with a leap-frog warm-up/competition to see which teams played first. It was hilarious, and was definitely the highlight of the tournament (for us watching at least).


Dinners

For all of our dinners, we ate in one of the dinning rooms rather than the buffet style cafe. It was nice to have a reserved table just for our group every night. We got to know our waiters pretty well, and had such a fun time. Some of my favorite memories from the trip are from the conversations we had at dinner. A couple of the nights were formal nights, and after being in our swimsuits all day, it was nice to have an excuse to get dressed up.

John, me, Jen, and Logan

Andy, Amy, Mindi, and Bryan

We were SO impressed with all of the staff on the cruise. Everyone was so nice, and the customer service was amazing.

Our waiter and assistant waiter.

Other Activities

Every night there were numerous activities going on to choose from. There was usually a big show/production in the main theater, which we almost always attended, and which were usually really good. There were also lots of other smaller things happening throughout the ship. Some of the other nighttime activities we did included: an ice skating show, dancing in one of the clubs, a hilarious Love & Marriage game show, and a movie. We also had fun wandering around the Promenade, and looking in some of the shops.

The Royal Promenade
Seeing a movie

Dancing at an 80's Video Dance Party

I got a temporary (3-7 day) airbrushed tattoo on my foot. It was just for fun mom...don't worry!

Posing with some Dreamworks characters

The farewell show

There was so much to do on the ship, that we were usually exhausted by the time we went to bed every night. Luckily we got to sleep in as late as we wanted in the mornings, so it all worked out.